Hi,

Let's start with the tomato sauce.
Buy one large can of San Marzano or similar tomatoes. 28 oz  {800gr}.
Add 10 leaves of basil

Add 1/4 chopped US onion  or
1/2 chopped normal onion or
1 Shallot

Add 1 tbps sugar, salt per taste and pepper.

Cook for 20, grind it
put it back in the pot and cook for 40.
Add water as needed to keep it saucy and not thick.

You can make the sauce in advance.



The cooking....  This should take around 30-40 minutes.
1/2 cup grits  {mine were White stone ground but any will do, since they don't sell Grits there. You can ask for Polenta, they might carry that}.

2 cups water.
1 cup water spare.

Mix the 2 cups water with the grits
and cook on low heat.
After 20 minutes mix it to avoid sticking and taste.
If it is too coarse add more water and keep cooking.

When it is ready turn off. Leave the lid on.
Throw in 1 tbsp of butter and 50 gr of cheddar.
Don't mix, just leave the lid on and make sure you remembered to remove it from the fire.




For the dish itself.
Take one spicy sausage,
In my case Aduille which is pre-smoked.
Chop to small parts.
Fry on an oil {I used butter}.
After 20 seconds throw some chopepd garlic  {for 2 people 1 garlic clove prevents issues}.
After 20 seconds throw some chopped parsley to stop the garlic fromo browning..   {1/4 cup chopped}
At this stage you want to add an onion, either fine diced onion or shallot or I just use green onion since I grow it in the garden.    Maybe 1/4 cup no more.
2 more minutes
and you can throw the  white fish of your choice chopped into squares.
1 more minute to get some color.

Then you add the tomato sauce you made, just enough to make a sauce, roughly 1/2 cup for 2 people.
Cook 1 minute
Then throw in the diced okra.
cook till the fish is done , this is usually 3-4 minutes.

Adjust the sauce by adding water if needed so you have a nice thick but saucy.

Remove from heat.


Open the Grits, mix the cheese and butter in and mix mix a few times.
Then put the grits on the plate and lay the dish over it
or do 1/2 plate grits and 1/2 plate sauce so the person can mix for themselves.

Saar